My guess you've got a bunch of them lying around. Leftover from trimming other blocks. Bits of leftover binding. You can sew them together randomly (or with some intent) to create some fun new designs.

Mixing up widths of strips, throwing in some curves, piecing together shorter strips before adding them to the overall piece can add lots of interest.

Prompt (March 27) -

Strips and curves

Produce a mini or create blocks to be assembled together with other blocks from the QAL.

Remember, this prompt is just the start of this week's assignment. Embrace it or ignore it.

This mini is not as colorful as the other minis created for this QAL. But, I did have great fun with the quilting - especially my little pebbles/bubbles!

This is actually the second mini I made in support of this week's clue. I lost the first one - it is still missing somewhere in my sewing studio, likely swept up in a box of scraps. The lost mini was colorful and curvy as you can see in the tip photo below!

Some tips for sewing curves -

Overlap fabrics, right side up for BOTH fabrics

Cut your curve with your rotary cutter

Swap your two fabric pieces and pair as I've done - see the orange with the blue and the blue with the orange

Make a small mark or fold where the centers of each piece line up

Sew! I always put the concave piece on top but either way works

Ta-da! A press with make everything lie flat

Repeat and enjoy!

Remember - anything goes here. It is your project, your creativity coming through. Don't be afraid to experiment. This might feel uncomfortable but don't give up - keep working through to the end product.

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I've been a quilter for over 30 years although my hobby became an obsession about 15 years ago! I recently started designing my own patterns for sale on Craftsy under my Elm Street Quilts name.
I've 3 kids - the youngest is 18 - and live with my husband of 30+ years in central North Carolina.